The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 53, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 13, 1959 Page: 2 of 6
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Requires Cooperation . . .
Dead Week Begins
For Students, Profs
Today marks the beginning of dead
week, that time net aside at North
Texas lor students' preparation for fi-
lial exam i nut ions.
Many comments, editorials, ami ar-
ticles nave appealed in the Campu
Chat during previous semesters at this
time, urging students to utilize this
period and lake advantage of a week
without club meetings, tests, assign-
ments, and outside activities. .Still,
many people feel that dead week is not
completely successful in fufilling its
main pur|iose.
It is true that some students use
this time to take in local movies, have
parties, and catch up on their sleep;
however, these few that waste dead
week are not necessarily typical of the
entire student l*>dy.
Perhaps the college instructors should
be reminded of dead week just as em-
phatically as the students. Many facul-
ty members hinder the students'
chances of making the best use of dead
week by tactfully dodging the regula-
tions concerning it.
From Eisenhower . . .
Winn Receives Honor
Tuesday Kols-rt Winn, president of
USNT, will receive recognition for his
outstanding abilities and activities when
President JJwight I). Kisenhower pre
sents him with a $500 award.
Presented by the board of directors
of Recording for the Blind, incorpor-
ated, this will l>e one of four awards
presented for outstanding ability on the
part of blind students, 'I he award also
serves as a stimulus to other blind peo-
ple of ability who may thereby gain
enough confidence to earn a college edit
cation for themselves.
In addition to the award being pre
sented to Winn, three others will be
presented to a boy from Stanford uni-
versity, a Isiy from Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, and a girl from
Queens college in New York City.
Many people, faced with the diffi
culty that confronted Winn at the age
In Africa
Reds Threaten Guinea
When Guinea broke its ties with
France and became inde|>endcnt, its
president, Sekou Toil re, announced a
neutralist policy in regard to the United
.States and Russia. Now, through blun-
dering and procrastination in the State
department, Guinea may be in the hand
of the ('ommunists.
When the French left Guinea, they
took practically all their equipment and
left the new republic without arms and
forces. Toure, sensing his republic's
needs, made an arms request, to Wash
ington. The State department turned
down his request. Pre- ed for a reason
for its actions, the State department
saiil that the requisition vva informally
passed through Liberia and that the
department didn't like to deal through
a third party.
However, an unofficial statement was
voiced last week: Guinea injured French
President Charles de Gaulle by refil-
ing to accept his Community; the U. S.
feared that, de Gaulle might be offended
if aid were given to the African repub-
lic.
The excuse seems inadequate when
the likely result is considered. The ('om-
munists stand to gain another foothold
in Africa. Last week Toure, while meet-
ing with Ghana's Prime Minister
Kwame Nkrumah, told newsmen that
the I'. S. had driven Guinea to Com-
munism. Angered, he said, "If you in-
sist Guinea is Communist, that settles
it."
Africa is rapidly evolving into a
modern world. In the future the con-
tinent will probably gain complete in-
dependence from Kurope. Unless, we
give aid, instead of only talking about
giving it. Africa may become another
area which has slipped into the death
grip of ( ommunism.
Hobby St.John
News in Review
The Campus Chat
Builds Sailboat in Spare Time . . .
Wednetd«y, May 13, 1959
English Instructor Plays Indian Sitar
t
For example, more than a few pro-
fessors lino themselves considerably
behind with their lectures. In an effort
to complete the course before finals
they spend this last week in covering
great amounts of material they have
been unable to include during the long
semester. A Ik:tier method of planning
could have eliminated this sudden rush
on the students.
Too, many instructors consider it all
right to continue with their "weekly
qui/./.e The.ie are considered legal by
the professors since they were "pre-
viously assigned"; however, the major-
ity of these tests require almost as
much studying on the part of the stu-
dent as the final will require of them.
if the faculty and the students of
North Texas will cooperate on dead
week in an attempt to make it a period
of preparation, reviewing, questions
and answers, and moderate assignments,
the result will be better grade-jsjint
averages for collegians, and a better
record for North Texas.
Beverly Oneul
of six when he began losing his sight,
would take a negative attitude and re-
fuse to attend school.
Though attending high school was
an achievement in itself, Winn con-
tinued to North Texas, where he found
it necessary to record all lectures and
take all examinations orally or to type
them.
Winn not only has attended college,
but also has made an outstanding rec-
ord. He is listed in Who's Who in Amer-
ican Colleges and Universities. He has
been president of Pi Kappa Delta, a
Supreme court judge, a debater, and
a member of Blue Key, and of Kappa
Sigma social fraternity.
Robert Winn should be congratulated
by the entire North Texas student body
for his outstanding record, both scholas-
tic and extracurricula.
Johnnie Looney
br I'HH.I.il' IAPLEY
I hat SlaK W rilff
Dr. Jaine* M. Brown, professor of Kngllnh,
m probably tti * only North I *xax profemor
to lake ittai Irton.t from a ami.icIii, India,
niutile teacher.
Dr. Ilrovwi 'ook lessons on the exotic sitar
while he wan stationed with the II. S. Air
Force in India during World War II. Ili-t
tea< her, who had the tongue-twisting name
of Atmaiairi Hwamida*, guve lessons to the
children of wealthy Karachtans. He once in-
vited iJr. Ilrown to a concert of Indian music,
and, according to Indian custom, the concert
included only piece* that could he played in
the morning.
1 >r. Brown took the lessons, he explained,
to become better acquainted with some of the
Indian people and customs.
I.'pon joining the Air Force in 194.2, I i
I'iown became interested ill meteorology and
was trained at California Institute of Tech-
nology, where he received his MS. degree
Previously he had earned his I! A. degree in
chemistry at Rice institute and was employed
as a chemist at Texas City.
A native Texan, l>r. ilrown went to Iowa
Slate after his discharge from the Air Force.
I.orig interested in writing, he earned his
M A. in the writers' workshop there and earned
hi- Ph.I). writing on "The Theory of Meta
phor," which involved a study of English lit-
eratiiie Ui 1500.
Iii lirown has had published many literary
article.* in such publications as the Philologi
i al Quarterly and the University of Kansas
City Review. His short story, "Head llown
hill to Home," won n second-place prize in a
Virginia Quarterly Review annual contest.
Do You Remember . . . ?
Band Performs
In San Angelo
2,t Years Ago
May JO, 10H4 . . . Fifteen members of the
Stage bund, including Floyd Graham, director,
will leave llenton Sunday for the West Texas
( hamher of Commerce convention to be held
next week in San Angelo. . . . Instructional
staff of the college for the 1034 summer school
will consist of 1,'Mi members, including 27
visiting teachers. . . . Kldon ilailey will direct
a discussion of the Beatitudes at the W. F.
I.edlow llihle club meeting al 7:30 p.m. in
the clubhouse. . . . The home management
house will be open May 15 to both students
and faculty, and a demonstration of electrical
equipment will tie presented under the direction
of Miss Mae Johnston, supervisor of the
house.
15 Years Ago
May 12, 1044 . . . One hundred six can-
didates for degrees will don caps and gowns
Sunday to receive diplomas in the 54th an-
nual spring convocation at Norlh Texas, which
is being dedicated to Miss Edith I,. Clark,
retiring dean of women. . . . Judged by music
critics as one of the outstanding voices and
singing personalities of the age, John Anglin,
21-year-old Negro tenor, will be presented in
a fine arts concert in the main auditorium
at 8:15 p.m. May IS. .
5 Year* Ago
May 14, 1954 . . A girls' barrel race will be
the only event open to co-eds in the all-college
rodeo scheduled for Friday at H p.m. in the
Denton arena. . . . With action stopped by
rains, interfraternity tennis play continues to
lie dominated by the undefeated Sig Ep team,
with the Kappa Alpha squad holding clown
the number two position and the Lambda ('his
in the third slot. . . . Featured attraction on
Saturday's stage show will be the Galveston
high school choir under the direction of Wayne
Hoe, a graduate of North Texas.
Western Victory Eliminates Collapse
Of Foreign Ministers Conference
The West wen the initial skirmish
with the Soviet Union Monday and pre-
vented the Hast-West foreign ministers
conference from collapsing before it
started. Russia surrendered its demand
to include Kast Germany, and the con-
ference belatedly got under way.
Russia won a minor point. The four
lowers agreed the main conference
table would Ik round. The West had
wanted it square. Separate tables
formed in a triangle in the room held
the Kast and West German delegations
and clerical staff of the conference.
Until the very last minute, Soviet
Foreign Minister Gromyko insisted that
Kast Germany Is- represented as an
equal with the Big Four powers.
This would have been tantamount to
recognition of Fast Germany bv the
West -which has adamantly refused
to accept Kast Germany as a sovereign
nation.
• • *
The !«6th legislature win orhediilcd to
close Tueodsy with liltle arromplished. out
side t f a few notable acta desired in the
■lain bj bloc* of voters instead of the peo-
ple at large.
Legislators will return Monday in "
session to finish the task of taxing and
spending.
Little prospect remained for any other
Major legislation to he rleared before the
Mid, except the early primary election hill
deaigned lo help the cause of I*. S. Sena-
tor Lyndon B. Johnson as a potential can-
didate for President,
due Monday.
Final net ion on it was
Sterner treatment of youthful law-
breakers, including full public disclo-
sures of their indent it ies, has been
urged before Congress by FBI Director
J. Kdgar Hoover.
In recent testimony made public Sun-
day by the House Appropriations com-
mittee, the nation's chief G-man de-
livered a sharp indictment of the way
juvenile offenders are handled.
"In recent years. rejMirts on youth
crimes have indicated a mounting sav-
agery. a senseless brutality, which
leaves little doubt that, in the interest
of self-preservation, it is now time for
sterner measures to be taken by the
communities and the courts." said
Hoover.
• * «
Senator John L. Mr( tellan. Democrat from
\rkansas, railed Saturday for drastic leg
islation to deal with labor racketeers who
"are able to shut off the supply of news to
the public."
The Senate Rarkets committee headed by
MrClellan reverted in hearings last week
that three New York newspapers had been
forced to pay tribute to racketeers to as-
sure delivery of newspapers and Sunday
supplements.
• • •
During the four tornadoes, heavy
rains, and hail that lashed central Texas
Sunday, six persons were injured, and
damage was estimated at more than
$250,000.
One tornado, preceded by a sudden,
piercing whistle, smashed through a
residential and industrial district on the
northern edge of Austin.
Teacher of a North Texas creative writing
class, Dr. Brown is also faculty sponsor of
the \vi!.'i, camp'. iterary magazine lbs
goal is to help students of special ability and
promise to develop their creative talents.
Before coming to North Texas in 1U54, Dr.
Brown taught English at Eastern College of thy and Christopher, with their Science fair
Education at Billing-, Mont While in Mon-
tana Dr. Brown enjoyed its winter sports He
and his family traveled and camped out often
while enjoying the cool Montana summers.
Besides helping his two young sons, Timo-
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DR. JAMES M. BROWN
. . practices playing the sitar
Chut Photo by D0VIS
projects and making plans to move into an
almost completed new home in Denton, Dr.
Brown is un avid sailing fan. He built his own
111-foot sailboat of mahogany during an 11-
month period in his "spare" time.
Instructor of a North Texas technical writ-
ing course, Knglish 270, Dr. Brown is inter-
ested in the scientific approach to writing,
lie is a local member of Sigma l'«i fraternity
of research scientists. Members are elected
each year by the fraternity from outstanding
scientific researchers.
For the last two summers Dr. Brown has
been employed by Convair as a member of
u publications group involved in technical
writing. His particular interests in science
uie logic and the function of language as
approached in a scientific way.
Now that summer has come and his duties
are somewhat lighter, Dr. Brown hopes to be
able to sail more with his wife, Cordelia, a
former North Texas l.aliorutory school teach-
er; hi> young daughter, Amanda, and his two
active young sons. He and his wife will prob-
ably relax by helping decorate and landscape
their new home this summer.
With the Alumni . . .
Grad Purchases
Dallas Company
MARTIN L. STEVENS has purchased the
Holland Map company in Dallas. He formerly
taught at Highland Park high school. Mrs.
Stevens is a sixth grade teacher in Armstrong
elementary school in the Highland Park school
system. Both are graduates of Norlh Texas.
CLAUDE N. McCROCKLIN is touring the
Fifth Army area wiVi a prize-winning trio
from Fort ('arson, Colo. The group will com-
pete in an all-Army entertainment contest
to be held late in June. Winners in the con-
test will appear on the Ed Sullivan TV show
in July.
MRS. FRED BANKSTON, the former Eli-
nor Powell, is a teacher at Moran high school
in Morari.
I
Psycho Ward
hv MADELINE WAKI)
('hat Columnist
This is my last column for the Cam-
pus Chat, and this is the traditional
time for the tears to flow as I drown
my readers in sentiment.
From reading columns
written by past editors, I
was thoroughly convinced
that the close of my term
in office would be one of
the saddest moments of
my life and that 1 would
not be able to see the keys
' " on the typewriter because
of tearfilled eyes.
At the beginning of the semester, I
imagined all the kind things I would
say, t he bouquets I would pass out, and
all the fond memories 1 would remin-
isce about.
But as the semester went along. I
began to alter these views somewhat,
and as I write this, my last column, I
fail to find much resemblance between
it and my original tear-jerker.
And I find that I have lost faith in
my predecessors who caused a run of
the handkerchief market.
The truth is. though I am truly glad
to have had the opportunity for such
an experience as editorship of the Chat,
I can think of no reason to be sad.
Furthermore, my memories are not
particularly fond; some of them, in
fact, are rather gruesome.
The one thing that F have not seen
around this office now that we have
put the last Thai of the semester to
bed (this is an ancient phrase used by
journalists. Simply translated it means
—its over, we're through, we've had
it) is tears.
The office has been filled with joy-
ful shouts (mine's the loudest of them
all). Everyone has been carefree and
happy, and a few members of the staff
who are capable of shunning reality,
have been studying.
Only one other member of the staff
is leaving this world of toil and strain
known as college. This staff member
is the page one editor. < I shall now
compliment each staff member in the
traditional way.) He, as page one edi-
tors always seem to be, has been my
right-hand man (actually he sits on
my left) and has, in my absence, served
(piite efficiently as acting editor and
general flunky.
The editorial associate has been most
patient in tolerating the rather slow-
efforts of the other staffers, and has
given us all the benefit of her quick
wit when it was needed most. The sports
editor has been most capable in filling
up a page for which there never seems
to be quite enough copy, and he has
also been kind enough to lend his red
pencil to other staff members despite
the fact that they always chew the top
of it in a fit of desperation.
The amusements editor, in addition
to teaching us to hula, took over the
page in the middle of the semester and
handled it expertly from that time on
without a whimper. The page six editor,
whose smile has grown less dim, but
certainly no less valiant as the semester
has passed, has graciously taken all
"leftover" copy home with her on
Wednesday nights and has successfully
managed to do a good job of producing
fourteen pages during the semester.
The features editor not only edited
her page, but wrote most of the copy
for it, and had a perfect record for get-
ting her copy in on time. In addition to
these things, she has also helped any
other staffer who needed her assistance.
Despite our many feuds, 1 must
congratulate the backshop workers for
their efficiency and faithfulness in aid-
ing the publication of each Chat.
In spite of the fact that there are
no tears and no fond memories, I have
composed a poem dedicated to all past
editors of the Chat. This poem, 1 hope,
presents an actual accounting of my
experiences, and no doubt, the exper-
iences of others who have held this post
as well. I also feel certain it will ex-
press my true sentiment on the matter.
The day the Chat came out so late
that I might nearly got the gate,
The day we pied the type
and page one copy all was tripe,
When ('hat by Chat we worked
and everything went .vrong—
I'll have these moments to remember.
The gooey ink al! over me,
my worn and broken vanity,
The sophomore class that flunked,
the final proofs, the final goofs,
I II have these moments to remember.
Odds and Ends
Writer Praises
In Last Chat
Seniors
Column
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right to adit when normal? letter* ihould to
aignad hut tha vrlter'a inltiala will ba uaod If
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Rapraaanted bjr National Adaarttaing
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It. II
by VAUGHN HKNDRIE
Ex-Chat Columnist
Well, readers, this is the end of "Odds and
Ends."
I've been waiting for this day all semester.
Now I'm kind of sad. ... so sad I could jump
up and down and c heer.
You don't know how much
of a pain it is to sit down
and write a column (and an
editorial) every week. Many
years ago some bright jour-
nalist got the idea that Chat
columns are supposed to be
funny. Since then humor has
been a policy for the editorial paire. Well, let
me tell you, boy, I've really changed that
policy this semester.
Knoutrh of this tripe.
1 would like to devote my last column to the
seniors . . . the brave souls who have fought
through four years (some longer) of higher
education. Fun, wasn't it???
Now that you look back, don't you wish
you had it all to do over again? Su-u-ure you
do. Just think of all the security you had in
college. You were on your own for the first
time. No one to tell you what to do (except
the teachers), you could do anything you
wanted (after classes and homework), you
could spend money any way you wanted
(after you cashed those hot checks), and you
could come in at any hour (as long as it was
before 10:50).
Think of all the fun you've had at North
Texas. Remember the time you first dis-
covered Lake Dallas. The first time I saw
Party land I thought it was just another
cow pasture. Then the rains came, and, alas,
a lake was reborn. Now the cows are again
grazing on parts of the lake bed.
Now all these gay times are over, and you
must face the cold, cruel world. Some of you
will be teachers, others will be scientists,
musicians, and, of course, journalists.
Yes, soon I'll be gone from these hallowed,
ivy-less halls. No more classes, no more home-
work, no more term papers or hook reports . . .
just a nice, enjoyable 12-hour day over a
smoking typewriter, and the rest of the time
will be sheer fun.
We old-timers
the
and
must make way for
younger generation, which will come in
take our places. (Is that possible?)
I suppose all seniors have these same pangs
of melancholy. As they trip down the aisle in
the cap and gown, four years of fond memor-
ies Hash through their minds. And then, after
this brief flashback of the past, they return
to reality and run the rest of the way and
yell, "Where's that diploma? Let me out of
here!"
So as you race down to the employment
bureau, remember, you'll not be forgotten en-
tirely. After all, "Old students never die, they
just graduate."
Lots o' luck, seniors.
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